# Remove parts of name in file **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [September 5, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204 "2015-09-05T15:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Espenbv)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/1 "2015-09-05T15:14:25Z")
Hi So I downloaded a ton of songs from a playlist on youtube and in the names it sometimes says [Electro] / [Dubstep] and when I do the %artist% - %title& command in converting the tag it picks up[Electro] / [Dubstep] as the title. But I wish to remove that text without having to do it 1 by 1. Here's a screenshot of what i'm talking about. Is there any way I can remove those names without doing it 1 by 1 ? ![](http://i.imgur.com/QAYsn5j.png) ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/2 "2015-09-05T15:21:30Z")
> [@Espenbv](#): > > Hi ... in the names it sometimes says [Electro] / [Dubstep] and when I do the %artist% - %title& command in converting the tag it picks up[Electro] / [Dubstep] as the title. ... Perhaps you simply need to do this ... **Action "Format value" Field ......: \_FILENAME Formatstring: $validate(%TITLE%,'\_')** ... or ... **Convert "Tag - Filename" Formatstring: $validate(%TITLE%,'\_')** DD.20150905.1948.CEST ---
**Author:** ![Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Espenbv)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/3 "2015-09-05T15:35:28Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > Re-do the renaming of the filename, but leave out the "bad part" from the %ARTIST% value. > > **Action "Format value" Field ......: \_FILENAME Formatstring: $regexp(%ARTIST%,'^\[.\*\]\s\*(.+)$','$1')' - '%TITLE%** > > Perhaps you simply need to do this ... > > **Action "Format value" Field ......: \_FILENAME Formatstring: $validate(%TITLE%,'\_')** > > DD.20150905.1933.CEST Thanks for the reply but could you tell me where and what to write? explain it like im 5 years old please. ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/4 "2015-09-05T15:52:52Z")
> [@Espenbv](#): > > ... explain it like im 5 years old please. Don't touch the computer again ... go out and play in the sandbox! DD.20150905.1952.CEST ---
**Author:** ![Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Espenbv)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/5 "2015-09-05T15:57:46Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > Don't touch the computer again ... go out and play in the sandbox! > > DD.20150905.1952.CEST Sure but that doesnt help me. The convert suggestion you gave me didnt fix it ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ac91a4/32.png) [@Espenbv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Espenbv)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/6 "2015-09-05T16:01:04Z")
I fixed it with the suggestion you gave. Had to put in ``` $validate(%TITLE%,'_') $validate(%ARTIST%,'_') ``` ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/7 "2015-09-05T16:09:56Z")
> [@Espenbv](#): > > I fixed it with the suggestion you gave. Had to put in $validate(%TITLE%,'_') $validate(%ARTIST%,'_') Doing it this way you are doing it again ... transferring the values like '[House]' or '[Electro]' from the column 'Artist' into the 'Filename' ... but the result is what you didn't want in the first step, but now it is ok for you? DD.20150905.2011.CEST ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parts-of-name-in-file/17204/8 "2026-02-09T12:25:51Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC